Burcu Perçin ( 1979, Ankara ) draws attention to social and environmental topics in her works, from abandoned warehouses to marble quarries, she emphasizes that it is not only nature that is lost but that it is also the future of humans that is lost. Perçin, who creates her visual narrative through a unique aesthetic language, ponders upon unemployment and poverty brought by globalization in industrial settings and shines a light on areas which people are more lonesome. One of her main brush topics is the artificial landscape created by humans, she brings together the old and new forms of man-made construction in nature in her works. Reminding us that past cultures and lives will bring light to our future, by blending the matters of our day with history and nature in her works. While integrating antique sculptures with nature, she uses abstract and real denotations together. Perçin opens up a new window to her artistic practice in her thoughts on nature through these works. The artist also expresses herself through sculpting and photography disciplines alongside painting. Her photo-collages, oil on photography, relief works composed of natural stones and sculptures that refer to antiquity show a strong parallel connection with her paintings.
Education
2002 Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Painting Department, Bachelor
Solo Exhibitions
2022 “Ascent to New”, Merkur Gallery, İstanbul
2017 “Fill the Plant”, x-ist, İstanbul
2014 “Mountains Have No Owners”, art ON, Istanbul
2012 “Mural Domination”, art ON Istanbul
2012 “Hidden”, Galeri Nev, Ankara
2010 “The Lost Space”, Gallery Nev, Ankara
2010 “No Where”, Operation Room, Istanbul
2009 “Foto-Kolaj”, C.A.M Gallery, Istanbul
2008 “Function”, C.A.M Gallery, Istanbul
2006 Pi Artworks, Istanbul
2005 Pi Artworks, Istanbul
Group Exhibitions
2023 ‘’Respect For Existence’’, Merkur, İstanbul
2020 ‘’At The End of the Day’’, Odun Pazarı Modern Museum, Eskişehir, Turkey
2020 ‘’Crystal Dhateau’’, Museum Evliyagil, Ankara, Turkey
2019 ‘’Vuslat’’, Odun Pazarı Modern Museum, Eskişehir, Turkey
2019 ‘’Meeting At The Same Scene’’, Artweeks Akaretler, İstanbul, Turkey
2018 “Decomposition On Hold’’ , Artfactory, İstanbul
2017 “Urban Obscura”, Siyah Beyaz Gallery, Ankara
2017 “The Hunt”, Müze Evliyagil, Ankara
2016 “Anakara’’ Müze Evliyagil, Ankara
2015-2018 ‘’Artists in Their Time’’, İstanbul Modern, İstanbul, Turkey
2012 “+Infinity”, Gallery Nev, Ankara
2012 “Encounters: Turkish Contemporary Art in Korea”, Seoul
2011 “ If Nature is Heaven, the City is Hell”, Cer Modern, Ankara
2010 “+Infinity”, Cer Modern, Ankara
2009 “In search of Lost Reality”, Gallery Nev, Ankara
2008 “Istanbul Art Affairs”, C.A.M Gallery-Gallery Hübner, Frankfurt
2007 “Sisyphos”, C.A.M Gallery, Beyoğlu, Istanbul
2007 “Istanbul Now”, Lukasfeichtner Gallery, Vienna
2006 “Natur-mort”, Galerist, Istanbul
2006 “DeforNation”, Pi Artworks, Istanbul
2005 “Young Evolution”, Pera Museum, Istanbul
